The first big blizzard of the season hit America's northeast last night, pounding cities like New York and Boston with over a foot of snow. This morning, we saw searches for footage of the storm from those locations spiking as amateur and professional clips from the storm were uploaded to the site.

Some of the most serene and beautiful footage came from YouTube users who created time-lapse videos of the storm and the heavy accumulation of snow. We've collected this playlist of some of the best:



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There's also a lot of great on-the-scene footage from inside the storm showing the heavy snow and winds endured by some who were brave enough to venture out yesterday and last night:



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